While the City Council passed efforts to redistrict the voting precincts in Boston 7-6 back on August 22, but Mayor Thomas Menino vetoed the plan on September 6. He said he was responding to what was right and to the…
Shooting Has Barnes School Residents Concerned
An isolated shooting that went largely unnoticed in East Boston had elderly residents living in the Barnes School on edge. The shooting, which occurred on Sunday, September 2 at the corner of Marion and Saratoga Streets in front of the…
Patty Campatelli, New Register
From the beginning of the campaign for Suffolk County Register of Probate, East Boston’s Patty Campatelli was the underdog. In the end, the underdog appellation did not hold. She won a commanding victory given the fact she was not as…
City Councillor Sal LaMattina
City Councillor Sal LaMattina and his many supporters in this neighborhood and elsewhere believed he would be the victor in the Probate Register contest. That victory did not materialize and when all was said and done, LaMattina got the short…
EBMHL off to a Roaring but Sentimental Start
As the fourth season of the EBMHL was slated to begin, East Boston suffered a blow felt by many throughout our area. The loss of lifelong Eastie resident as well as near and dear friend of many who skate in…
Obituaries 09-19-2012
Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Savino Former Proprietor of Savino’s Slush and Lemonade Co. and Savingo Gas Company Nicholas “Nicky” Savino of Rowley, formerly of Malden and East Boston, died on September 16 after a long illness. A US Army veteran of World…